Meet Our Team

Christopher Rogers

Producer, Director

Christopher lives in Virginia. He has a BS in Business from Pennsylvania State University. He has been working in media production since 1977, and founded The Animated Word project in 2017.

Nancy Rogers

Co-Producer

Nancy lives in Virginia and has a BA in Social Psychology from Mary Baldwin University. She has been serving The Animated Word team since 2017.

Katherine Watanabe

Creative Director, Illustrator

Katherine lives in Virginia and graduated from Virginia Tech with a BFA in Graphic Design. She has been involved with The Animated Word since 2018.

Lydia Farahat

Illustrator

Lydia lives in Birmingham, UK and has graduated with a BA (Hons) in Creative Expressive Therapies from the University of Derby. She has worked with The Animated Word team since 2019.

Zachary Hyo-Won Kim

Animator, Technical Director

Zac lives in Virginia and graduated from Virginia Tech with a BFA in Creative Technologies. He has been an animator for The Animated Word since 2019.

Monica Bruenjes

Animator, Technical Director

Monica lives in Wisconsin and has a BA in Multi-Media, and a BA in Japanese from San Diego State University, as well as an MFA in Visual Effects from Academy of Arts University. She has been an animator for The Animated Word since 2019.

Abigail Mills

Editor, Copywriter

Abigail lives in Virginia and is pursuing a BFA in Creative Writing from George Mason University. She has been assisting The Animated Word team since 2021.